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Digital Spy fights second malware attack
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| In response, Digital Spy issued a statement explaining that untoward content
| had been served up to US And Australian visitors but was now blocked. It said
| that the attack stemmed from an advertising exchange and was not confined to
| Digital Spy alone.
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| Digital Spy users were last exposed to malware via malicious banner ads that
| appeared in early June in an attack ultimately geared towards distributing
| rogue security software (AKA scareware).
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/20/digital_spy_malware/
Related:
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
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